Trump federalizing DC police, deploying National Guard in capital crime crackdown

[Valletta]

“We’re going to clean it up real quick,” Trump told reporters at the White House, noting the high crime rate in the city and the recent attack of a former Department of Government Efficiency staffer by 10 teens Aug. 3.

Trump takes control of DC police, deploying National Guard in historic capital crime crackdown — and warns NYC could be next

President Trump announced a sweeping crime crackdown in DC on Monday, placing the city’s police department under federal control and deploying the National Guard to patrol the streets — and warning…

nypost.com

Enough is enough, we cannot let gangs rule our nation's capitol.

 

[Nithavela]

He says that he will get rid of the slums. How will he do that? Forcibly deport anyone too poor?

 

[essentialsaltes]

He says that he will get rid of the slums. How will he do that?

Redevelop them into casinos?

 

[Hans Blaster]

Redevelop them into casinos?

Did you see what his casinos did to Courthouse Square? It went straight to slum.

 

[wing2000]

Enough is enough, we cannot let gangs rule our nation's capitol.

Yea, one car jacking of a 19 year old government employee and his girlfriend is "enough".

 

[Tropical Wilds]

“We’re going to clean it up real quick,” Trump told reporters at the White House, noting the high crime rate in the city and the recent attack of a former Department of Government Efficiency staffer by 10 teens Aug. 3.

Trump takes control of DC police, deploying National Guard in historic capital crime crackdown — and warns NYC could be next

President Trump announced a sweeping crime crackdown in DC on Monday, placing the city’s police department under federal control and deploying the National Guard to patrol the streets — and warning…

nypost.com

Enough is enough, we cannot let gangs rule our nation's capitol.

I was just there last week for two weeks with one of my kids, relying entirely on Lyft drivers, public transportation (bus, metro), and walking. The city was clean, well-maintained, and felt incredibly safe, even after hours. The traffic was awful, but overall it felt cleaner and safer there than it felt in Boston, Hartford, NYC, Dallas, Ft. Worth, Miami, Orlando, Burlington, Denver, and Oklahoma City. It is your standard big city with big city problems, though certainly not in a way that distinguishes itself as dramatically, or even slightly worse, than any other big city.

Ironically, had this announcement been made before I left, I would have cancelled my son's ticket because this feels suspiciously like the actions of an authoritarian police state and the giant step towards a combustible scenario where it's leadership vs. the citizens. The action feels more unsafe than the problem they're trying to apparently combat...

Unless he's talking about the crime spike that occurred 1/6/21, or the release of violent criminals that occurred on 1/20/25, both of which were his doing... So maybe he should call the National Guard on himself.

 

[Nithavela]

I was just there last week for two weeks with one of my kids, relying entirely on Lyft drivers, public transportation (bus, metro), and walking. The city was clean, well-maintained, and felt incredibly safe, even after hours. The traffic was awful, but overall it felt cleaner and safer there than it felt in Boston, Hartford, NYC, Dallas, Ft. Worth, Miami, Orlando, Burlington, Denver, and Oklahoma City. It is your standard big city with big city problems, though certainly not in a way that distinguishes itself as dramatically, or even slightly worse, than any other big city.

Ironically, had this announcement been made before I left, I would have cancelled my son's ticket because this feels suspiciously like the actions of an authoritarian police state and the giant step towards a combustible scenario where it's leadership vs. the citizens. The action feels more unsafe than the problem they're trying to apparently combat...

Unless he's talking about the crime spike that occurred 1/6/21, or the release of violent criminals that occurred on 1/20/25, both of which were his doing... So maybe he should call the National Guard on himself.

Felt safe? Please.

This is what a safe place looks like:

 

[Tropical Wilds]

He says that he will get rid of the slums. How will he do that? Forcibly deport anyone too poor?

My bet is on an Executive Order demanding the citizens be less poor.

 

[Sif]

Felt safe? Please.

This is what a safe place looks like:

I hope everyone has their papers in order and know how to be obsequious enough when asked for them.

 

[Maria Billingsley]

“We’re going to clean it up real quick,” Trump told reporters at the White House, noting the high crime rate in the city and the recent attack of a former Department of Government Efficiency staffer by 10 teens Aug. 3.

Trump takes control of DC police, deploying National Guard in historic capital crime crackdown — and warns NYC could be next

President Trump announced a sweeping crime crackdown in DC on Monday, placing the city’s police department under federal control and deploying the National Guard to patrol the streets — and warning…

nypost.com

Enough is enough, we cannot let gangs rule our nation's capitol.

Ah yes. Starts with criminals then on to dissenters. Time to open ones eyes and see what's really going on.

 

[Valletta]

Ah yes. Starts with criminals then on to dissenters. Time to open ones eyes and see what's really is going on.

Yes, It's always about what Trump is preparing to do next:

Joy Reid claims Trump's plan is to deport 'Brown people,' then bring them back as 'slave labor'

MSNBC host Joy Reid responded to Trump's comments about farm workers and deportation, alleging the president plans to use immigrants for "nearly slave labor."

www.foxnews.com

 

[ThatRobGuy]

Perhaps it's just semantics, but how do employees, who act as public servants become "federalized" if their jurisdiction is already a federal administrative district?

 

[Hans Blaster]

Perhaps it's just semantics, but how do employees, who act as public servants become "federalized" if their jurisdiction is already a federal administrative district?

DC has home rule through a "DC Home Rule Act" in the 70s or so. Per that act DC cops, firefighters, street maintainence crews, etc. work for the District/City and not the federal government.

 

[Nithavela]

DC has home rule through a "DC Home Rule Act" in the 70s or so. Per that act DC cops, firefighters, street maintainence crews, etc. work for the District/City and not the federal government.

*worked

 

[Hans Blaster]

*worked

So Trump will claim, but I don't think the President has any intrinsic powers to control the Federal District, so if he is not in compliance with statutory law, then what he is purporting to do has no validity.

 

[Nithavela]

So Trump will claim, but I don't think the President has any intrinsic powers to control the Federal District, so if he is not in compliance with statutory law, then what he is purporting to do has no validity.

He's using the little-known "who will stop me?" loophole.

 

[essentialsaltes]

So Trump will claim, but I don't think the President has any intrinsic powers to control the Federal District, so if he is not in compliance with statutory law, then what he is purporting to do has no validity.

Apparently the Home Rule Act gives the president 30 days.

The law allows the president to require the D.C. mayor to provide "such services of the Metropolitan Police force as the President may deem necessary and appropriate" for a period of 48 hours, a deadline that can be extended by notifying Congress about the takeover and how much longer it is likely to continue. A House Oversight Committee spokesperson confirmed to CBS News that the panel had been notified by the president of the extension beyond 48 hours. The statute says the president can control the police department for up to 30 days, "unless the Senate and the House of Representatives enact into law a joint resolution authorizing such an extension."

 

[Tropical Wilds]

Ah yes. Starts with criminals then on to dissenters. Time to open ones eyes and see what's really going on.

TBH, we aren't even starting with criminals... Being homeless isn't a crime in DC and they're a protected class.

So if a homeless person is set up somewhere that allows them (or more specifically doesn't disallow them), removing them using federal agents to the fabled "somewhere else" far from DC is removing people who've done nothing wrong, committed no crimes, from a place they're allowed to be, to a place they don't want to be at and do not consent to be removed to, simply because the president doesn't want them in DC.

Think about that one and all those implications for a minute, especially in an era of redistricting, eminent domain, and broad governmental overreach to secure government seats for the party in power.

We started by trucking the the immigrants and "illegals" and dumping them off, now we're going for the homeless... Wonder who's next?

 

[wing2000]

SEC. 740. [D.C. Official Code ' 1-207.40] (a) Notwithstanding any other provision of law, whenever the President of the United States determines that special conditions of an emergency nature exist which require the use of the Metropolitan Police force for Federal purposes, he may direct the Mayor to provide him, and the Mayor shall provide, such services of the Metropolitan Police force as the President may deem necessary and appropriate.

https://dccouncil.gov/wp-content/uploads/2018/11/Home-Rule-Act-2018-for-printing-9-13-182.pdf

What is the emergency?

 

[Valletta]

So Trump will claim, but I don't think the President has any intrinsic powers to control the Federal District, so if he is not in compliance with statutory law, then what he is purporting to do has no validity.

According to the law a president has 30 to control D.C. police if he makes the proper notices to Congress. Beyond that he must get Congressional approval.